Swami Saranam

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I am a devotee of Sabarimala Ayyappan and if someone asks what are the parameters of a devotee, then here is what I can confidently say. I believe that a trip to Sabarimala isn’t a holiday trip or a journey to prove a point. But it is an inward journey into yourselves, when you test your tenacity, your tolerance, your self-will while renouncing worldly comforts and abstaining from indulging in negative thoughts and actions. It is a huge commitment and cannot be taken up by a full time mother, wife and daughter like me. I would rather wait for that age when I have a stronger mental disposition ,when I can hold my head over all the responsibilities binding me down and with a calm and focused mind spend 41 days extolling the name of the lord and live in penance .Only then I am fully an Ayyappa Bhaktha .I see no inequality here, as even now I possess the right to have a darshan of Lord Ayyappa in the numerous other temples across the world.I see no need to panic or wound religious sentiments as no one has taken away my right to pray .I rather understand that temples should bring Hindus together and I see with rising apprehension the evil forces trying to split us.We have withstood years of non-Indian rulers trying to destroy Hindustan. I pray that we would rather unite to stand against the invaders from within our nation who are driven by selfish aspirations. We should rather give our children valuable lessons of living in peaceful harmony, respecting traditions, customs and beliefs of others, being tolerant and lead them to rise above petty ideals colored by political agendas.

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JAYSANKARAN said…
Well said. Your words echo the sentiments of all right thinking Hindus . What they should now do is to keep this fire of hurt feelings burning till the next assembly election.
Saturday, 05 January, 2019
JAYSANKARAN said…
Well said. Your words echo the sentiments of all right thinking Hindus . What they should now do is to keep this fire of hurt feelings burning till the next assembly election.
Saturday, 05 January, 2019
JAYSANKARAN said…
Well said. Your words echo the sentiments of all right thinking Hindus . What they should now do is to keep this fire of hurt feelings burning till the next assembly election.
Saturday, 05 January, 2019
JAYSANKARAN said…
Well said. Your words echo the sentiments of all right thinking Hindus.What we should do is to keep this fire of hurt feelings burning till the next election to throw out this useless ruling dispensation.
Saturday, 05 January, 2019
JAYSANKARAN said…
Well said. The fire of hurt feelings should be kept burning till this useless dispensation is thrown out in the next election
Saturday, 05 January, 2019
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